2013 Missionary Moments Prayer Guide

_____________________________________________________________NOVEMBER 2013_____________________________________________________________november 3, 2013Morning: A PATTERN FOR LIVING FAITH(Maryland) BOB MACKEY became a Christian July 2, 1972, at Pleasant Valley Baptist Church in Groton, Connecticut. TheRA pledge he learned that first year continues to be a pattern for living out his faith through missions. Today, Bob is a churchplanting catalyst in Baltimore, Maryland. where there is one Southern Baptist church for approximately every 37,000 people.Your gifts through the Cooperative Program and the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering help Bob assist churches to reach theircommunities with the gospel. Pray for the Lord to raise up 70 church planters in the next 10 years for the Northeast regionevening: RECEIVING A BIBLE(East Asia) It didn’t take long. The taxi arrived at one of the city’s most famous landmarks to drop off a passenger. Theprofessional middle-aged man who emerged from the taxi saw that tourists were receiving free books and other materials.He soon discovered that the book was the Bible. He accepted one himself and began to converse with one of the Christianvolunteers standing nearby. The man’s heart was open and the volunteer led the man to faith in Christ. “Jesus is now inmy heart,” said the new believer as the volunteer workers marveled at God’s working. Workers in East Asia are thankful toSouthern Baptists who join them on the field and partner with them through praying and giving. The Cooperative Programenables us to partner with more than 45,000 churches to make Christ known.bible reference & Statement: Luke 6:38Jesus emphasized the giving nature of Christians. Of the many characteristics which distinguish the new life in Christ, givingis very visible. Giving is a testimony. The Cooperative Program enables us to partner with more than 45,000 churches to makeChrist known._____________________________________________________________november 10, 2013Morning: OUR GIFTS MAKING A DIFFERENCE(South Asia) DONALD and HELEN MCKINNEY,* who serve in a large city in India, share this testimony: “For our poor Hindufriends, living in blue tarp tents without water, bathrooms or electricity is normal. Many are hungry and drunken husbands arecommon. Yet God saved a poverty-stricken, Hindu construction worker named Vena* in our living room. Though often beatenby her husband, Vena comes several times a week for prayer and Bible stories. Because of the Cooperative Program, we arehere. With your help, we can tell about the one true God and His salvation. Vena has many friends and family members whostill need to know. Pray as we seek to tell them.” (*Names changed.)evening: THE LAUNCH OF A CHURCH IN THE MIDST OF NEEDS(Washington) North American missionaries KEITH and KRISTINE CARPENTER moved to Seattle five years ago and helpedlaunch Epic Life Church on Aurora Avenue. “Most people, if you ask them about Aurora, they’ll say bars and strip clubs and